CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7] — Page 175

Copy.

Enol, No. 1.

J. W. Jamieson, Esq.,

H. B. M. Consul-General,

sir,

CANTO N.

173

25th April, 1910.

We have the honour to inform you that on the afternoon of the

#3rd instant some of the opium merchants received advices from Canton

to the effect that the Opium Bureau intended to levy a tax of six

dollars on every ball of raw opium sold in Canton to commence from

to-day. As the matter was urgent, we took the liberty of wiring you

on the 23rd instant as follows:-

Merohants

imposing

report

tax

Canton

Authorities

on

TAW

optim

six

ball

ommencing

take

stepa

dollars

Monday

prevent

per

Kindly

imposition

1110gal

taxation

Sassoons.

We would therefore request you to be good enough to take the

necessary steps to prevent the imposition of this illegal taxation,

which, it is needless for us to say, will be detrimental to our trade

should it be allowed to come into force.

Apologising for the trouble and thanking you in anticipation.

We have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servante,

(HongKong British Merohants.)